Douglas Chiu

Douglas Chiu has 18 years of experience helping clients resolve their financial disputes.

Doug’s primary clients are small and medium-size businesses and individuals who have been financially impacted by the activities of another.

He has experience dealing with professional negligence cases concerning engineers, architects, insurance brokers, trades, and financial planners. Doug has also assisted clients denied insurance coverage through their disability insurer, critical illness insurer, and commercial insurer.  

Furthermore, he has acted for individuals who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents, assaults, medical malpractice, and other acts of negligence. He has appeared as counsel in dozens of trials and other proceedings in the Supreme Court of British Columbia.

Within the legal community, Doug is appointed by the Law Society of British Columbia’s Tribunal to sit on their Discipline and Credentials panel. He is a member of the Advisory Committee of the Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers (British Columbia). Doug is also the Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia’s representative on the American Association of Justice’s Minority Caucus.

He is a frequent guest speaker for various institutions and has chaired and spoken at conferences on numerous litigation topics. Doug regularly appears on Chinese Media within the Lower Mainland, providing commentary on important legal issues.

Doug is fluent in English and Cantonese and can communicate in Mandarin.

Speak Mandarin 普通話? We can help you in your language.

Speak Cantonese 廣東話? We can help you in your language.

Assistant

• Corey Blaskchek
  Paralegal
  Email: [email protected]
  Phone: 1.604.269.8508

Education

• Admitted to the Bar of British Columbia, 2005
• LLB, University of British Columbia, 2004
• BA, University of British Columbia, 2001

Memberships and Affiliations

• Member, Advisory Committee, The Federation of Asian Canadian Lawyers
  (British Columbia) Society
• Hearing Panel Pool, Law Society of British Columbia Tribunal
• Advisory Committee, GVBOT Scale-up Centre for SME’s
• AAJ Representative- Minority Caucus, Trial Lawyers Association of British
  Columbia
• Member, American Association of Justice
• Member, Canadian Bar Association
• Member, The Advocates Society
• Member, Greater Vancouver Board of Trade (GVBOT)
• Board Member/Treasurer, S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation (2011-2017)

Awards and Achievements

• Melvin Jones Fellowship Award
• Judge Brian Stevenson Award

Conferences and Lectures

• “The Multi-Lingual Interview” – The Art of Interviewing 2026- Continuing Legal
  Education BC
• “Discovery Practice in Canada” – American Association of Justice 2025 Summer
  Convention
• “Personal Injury Case Law Update” – Personal Injury Law Conference 2024 and
  2025- Continuing Legal Education BC
• “Representing Diverse Clients in Commercial Litigation – Peter. A. Allard School
  of Law, The University of British Columbia, Centre for Business Law
• Trial Lawyers Association of BC Litigation Conference 2023 and 2024- Chair
• “Inclusive Environments: Getting Ready for your Diverse Workforce” – Greater
  Vancouver Board of Trade EDI Forum, Panel Discussion
• “Managing Cross-Cultural and Multi-Jurisdictional Estates in BC” – B.C. Estates
  Forum
• “A Pragmatic Approach to DEI” – CloudAdvisors Webinar
• “How is the Role of the Paraprofessional Evolving in Mid-size Law Firms? –
  CANLIF Webinar
• DEI Panel Discussion – Employment Law Masterclass

Publications

• “2025 Personal Injury Case Law Update” – Continuing Legal Education BC – Co-
  Author
• “2024 Personal Injury Case Law Update” – Continuing Legal Education BC – Co-
  Author“
• Top 10 Mistakes Junior Lawyers Make.” Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2019
• “Legal Bootcamp for Doctors.” Navigating the New Medical Legal Landscape: Practicing a Client/Patient Centred Approach, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2019
• “Tips and Strategies for an Ethnic-Centric Law Practice.” Medical/Legal Conference XVI, Trial Lawyers Association of British Columbia, 2018
• “Tips for Success When You’re a Junior Lawyer at Trial.” Canadian Bar Association Young Lawyers Section, 2018

Media Coverage

• Doug is a regular guest on Vancouver Chinese Media. He appears monthly on Chinese radio and has been interviewed on numerous occasions about insurance and personal injury law by the South China Morning Post, Sing Tao Daily, and Ming Pao.
• Asian values are no excuse for disinheriting daughters
  July 19, 2019 | South China Morning Post
• Legal Hotline Guest Host
  May 24, 2019 | CHMB AM1320
• Interview with Douglas Chiu
  Sing Tao Daily Vancouver

Personal Interests

• Lions Club – Richmond Chinatown Chapter (past president)
• Lions Club – Vancouver Diamond Chapter
• Bicicletta Ride Club
• Cycling BC
• S.U.C.C.E.S.S. Foundation (2011-2017)

Home Region

• Vancouver, Hong Kong, and China

Please note that Doug practices through a professional law corporation.